acronyms revision 1.220 1 $NetBSD: acronyms,v 1.220 2013/09/28 07:29:17 dholland Exp $
2 10Q thank you
3 10X thanks
4 1337 elite ("leet")
5 224 today, tomorrow, forever
6 31337 elite ("eleet")
7 4TW for the win
8 AAMOF as a matter of fact
9 AC audible chuckle
10 ADN any day now
11 AEAP as early as possible
12 AFAIAC as far as I am concerned
13 AFAIC as far as I'm concerned
14 AFAICR as far as I can {recall,remember}
15 AFAICS as far as I can see
16 AFAICT as far as I can tell
17 AFAIK as far as I know
18 AFAIR as far as I {recall,remember}
19 AFAIU as far as I understand
20 AFD away from desktop
21 AFK away from keyboard
22 AFU all fucked up
23 AFW away from window
24 AGM annual general meeting
25 AINEC and it's not even close
26 AISE as I see it
27 AIU as I understand
28 AIUI as I understand it
29 AKA also known as
30 AM ante meridiem
31 AMOL a mountain of love
32 ASAIC as soon as I can
33 ASAP as soon as possible
34 ATEOTD at the end of the day
35 ATM at the moment
36 ATM {automated,automatic} teller machine
37 ATW around the world
38 AWK Aho, Weinberger, [and] Kernighan
39 AWOL absent without official leave
40 AYBABTU all your base are belong to us
41 AYF all your fault
42 AYOR at your own risk
43 AYT are you there
44 B/C because
45 B/S bullshit
46 B/W bandwidth
47 B/W between
48 BAK back at keyboard
49 BAMF bad-ass motherfucker
50 BBIAB be back in a bit
51 BBL [I'll] be back later
52 BBR burnt beyond repair
53 BBS be back soon
54 BBT be back tomorrow
55 BCNU be seeing you
56 BCNUL8R be seeing you later
57 BCP best current practice
58 BF best friend
59 BF boyfriend
60 BFD big fucking deal
61 BFF best friend forever
62 BFH big fucking hammer
63 BIAB back in a bit
64 BIAF back in a few
65 BIALW back in a little while
66 BIAS back in a second
67 BIAW back in a while
68 BNYA burned now you are
69 BOATILAS bend over and take it like a slut
70 BOC but of course
71 BOFH bastard operator from hell
72 BOGAHICA bend over, grab ankles, here it comes again
73 BOHICA bend over here it comes again
74 BOT back on topic
75 BRB [I'll] be right back
76 BS bullshit
77 BSD booze, sex, drugs
78 BTDT been there, done that
79 BTFT been there, fixed that
80 BTTH boot to the head
81 BTW by the way
82 CC credit card
83 CEO chief executive officer
84 CFV call for votes
85 CFY calling for you
86 CG center of gravity
87 CMIIW correct me if I'm wrong
88 CNP continued [in my] next post
89 COB close of business [day]
90 COTS commercial off-the-shelf
91 CPC cost per click
92 CTN can't talk now
93 CU see you
94 CUL see you later
95 CYA see you around
96 CYE check your email
97 D/L download
98 DBEYR don't believe everything you read
99 DGAS don't give a shit
100 DIAFYO did I ask for your opinion?
101 DIY do it yourself
102 DKDC don't know, don't care
103 DM dungeon master
104 DMZ demilitarized zone
105 DND do not disturb
106 DOA dead on arrival
107 DRY don't repeat yourself
108 DSTM don't shoot the messenger
109 DTRT do the right thing
110 DTWT do the wrong thing
111 DWIM do what I mean
112 DYK do you know?
113 ECR electronic cash register
114 EDS eternal downward spiral
115 EFT electronic funds transfer
116 EG evil grin
117 EIE enough is enough
118 EMSG email message
119 EOB end of business [day]
120 EOD end of {day,discussion}
121 EOL end of life
122 EOM end of message
123 EOS end of story
124 ETA edited to add
125 ETA estimated time of arrival
126 ETLA extended three letter acronym
127 ETR early to rise
128 EWAG experienced wild-ass guess
129 F9 fine
130 FAQ frequently asked question
131 FBOW for better or worse
132 FCFS first come, first served
133 FCOL for crying out loud
134 FFS for fuck's sake
135 FFS free for shipping
136 FIGJAM fuck I'm good, just ask me
137 FIIK {fuck,fucked} if I know
138 FIIR {fuck,fucked} if I {recall,remember}
139 FITB fill in the blank
140 FM fucking magic
141 FML fuck my life
142 FNO for nerds only
143 FNO from now on
144 FOAD {fall over,fuck off} and die
145 FOC free of charge
146 FOS full of shit
147 FPS first person shooter
148 FSCK fuck
149 FSDO for some definition of
150 FSVO for some value of
151 FTBFS fails to build from source
152 FTFA from the fucking article
153 FTFM fuck the fuckin' manual!
154 FTFY fixed that for you
155 FTHOI for the {heck,hell} of it
156 FTL faster than light
157 FTL for the loss
158 FTMFW for the motherfucking win
159 FTS fuck that shit
160 FTTT from time to time
161 FTW for the win
162 FUBAR fucked up beyond all recognition
163 FUD fear, uncertainty, [and] doubt
164 FWIW for what it's worth
165 FYEO for your eyes only
166 FYI for your information
167 G grin
168 G/C garbage collect
169 G2G got to go
170 G2K good to know
171 GAC get a clue
172 GAL get a life
173 GBTW get back to work
174 GF girlfriend
175 GFU good for you
176 GFY go fuck yourself
177 GFY good for you
178 GG good game
179 GGWP good game, well played
180 GIGO garbage in, garbage out
181 GIYF Google is your friend
182 GJ good job
183 GL good luck
184 GLHF good luck, have fun
185 GLWT good luck with that
186 GM game master
187 GMTA great minds think alike
188 GOK God only knows
189 GOWI get on with it
190 GPS global positioning system
191 GR8 great
192 GTFO get the fuck out
193 GTG got to go
194 GTH go to hell
195 GTSY {glad,good} to see you
196 GWS get well soon
197 H8 hate
198 HAND have a nice day
199 HE how embarrasing
200 HF have fun
201 HFIW HOLY FUCK IT WORKS
202 HHIS hanging head in shame
203 HHOS ha ha, only serious
204 HICA here it comes again
205 HNY happy new year
206 HOAS hold on a second
207 HSIW HOLY SHIT IT WORKS
208 HTH hope this helps
209 IAC in any case
210 IAE in any event
211 IANAL I am not a lawyer
212 IAW in another window
213 IAWTC I agree with this comment
214 IAY I adore you
215 IB I'm back
216 IC I see
217 ICBW I could be {worse,wrong}
218 ICCL I couldn't care less
219 ICUR I see you are
220 IDC I don't care
221 IDGI I don't get it
222 IDGW in a good way
223 IDI I doubt it
224 IDK I don't know
225 IDRC I don't really care
226 IDTS I don't think so
227 IDTT I drink to that
228 IHAFC I haven't a fucking clue
229 IHBW I have been wrong
230 IHNFC I have no fucking clue
231 IIANM if I am not mistaken
232 IIRC if I {recall,remember} correctly
233 IIUC if I understand correctly
234 IKWYM I know what you mean
235 ILU I love you
236 ILY I love you
237 IMAO in my arrogant opinion
238 IMBO in my biased opinion
239 IMCO in my considered opinion
240 IMHO in my humble opinion
241 IMNSHO in my not so humble opinion
242 IMO in my opinion
243 INPO in no particular order
244 IOW in other words
245 IPML I pissed myself laughing
246 IQ intelligence quotient
247 IRL in real life
248 IRT in real time
249 IRT in regards to
250 ISAGN I see a great need
251 ISBN International Standard Book Number
252 ISTM it seems to me
253 ISTR I seem to {recall,remember}
254 ITYM I think you mean
255 IUD insert usual disclaimers
256 IUSS if you say so
257 IW it's worse
258 IWBNI it would be nice if
259 IYD in your dreams
260 IYKWIM if you know what I mean
261 IYSS if you say so
262 IYSWIM if you see what I mean
263 J/K just kidding
264 JAM just a minute
265 JAS just a second
266 JFGI just fucking Google it
267 JFK John Fitzgerald Kennedy
268 JFTR just for the record
269 JFW just fucking works
270 JFYI just for your information
271 JGI just Google it
272 JGI just got it
273 JHD just hit delete
274 JIC just in case
275 JJA just joking around
276 JK just kidding
277 JMO just my opinion
278 JSYK just so you know
279 JTLYK just to let you know
280 JW just wondering
281 KISS keep it simple, stupid
282 KITA kick in the ass
283 KK okay, okay
284 KMA keep me advised
285 KMA keep moving ahead
286 KMA kill me already
287 KNF kernel normal form
288 KOS kill on sight
289 KTHX okay, thanks
290 KWIM know what I mean?
291 L8 late
292 L8R later
293 LART luser attitude readjustment tool
294 LBNL last but not least
295 LGTM looks good to me
296 LJBF let's just be friends
297 LMAO laughing my ass off
298 LMB lick my balls
299 LMC let me check
300 LMFAO laughing my fucking ass off
301 LMHO laughing my head off
302 LMK let me know
303 LMNO laughing my nuts off
304 LMSO laughing my socks off
305 LOL laughing out loud
306 LP long playing [record]
307 LTNS long time no see
308 LWYL laugh with you later
309 M8 mate
310 MAD mutually assured destruction
311 MIA missing in action
312 MMB message me back
313 MO modus operandi
314 MOTAS member of the appropriate sex
315 MOTOS member of the opposite sex
316 MOTSS member of the same sex
317 MTF more to follow
318 MYOB mind your own business
319 N/A not {applicable,available}
320 N/M never mind
321 NAFAIK not as far as I know
322 NBD no big deal
323 NE1 anyone
324 NFA no flaming allowed
325 NFC no fucking clue
326 NFI no fucking idea
327 NFW no fucking way
328 NIFOC naked in front of computer
329 NIH not invented here
330 NIMBY not in my backyard
331 NM never mind
332 NMF not my fault
333 NMP not my problem
334 NOM no offence meant
335 NOOB newbie
336 NOYB none of your business
337 NOYFB none of your fucking business
338 NP no problem
339 NPC non-player character
340 NRFPT not ready for prime time
341 NRN no reply necessary
342 NRN not right now
343 NSFW not suitable for work
344 NTN no thanks needed
345 NUNP no users, no problems
346 NVM never mind
347 NW no way
348 NXT next
349 O2W off to work
350 OAO over and out
351 OH other half
352 OIC oh, I see
353 OMFG oh my fucking God
354 OMG oh my God
355 OMW on my way
356 ONNA oh no, not again
357 ONNTA oh no, not this again
358 OOB out of bounds
359 OOC out of curiosity
360 OOI out of interest
361 OOSOOM out of sight, out of mind
362 OT off topic
363 OTL out to lunch
364 OTOH on the other hand
365 OTP one true pairing
366 OTS off the shelf
367 OTT over the top
368 OTTOMH off the top of my head
369 OWTTE or words to that effect
370 PC player character
371 PC politically correct
372 PDQ pretty darn quick
373 PDS please don't shout
374 PEBCAK problem exists between chair and keyboard
375 PEBKAC problem exists between keyboard and chair
376 PFI pay for inclusion
377 PFO please fuck off
378 PFY pimply faced youth
379 PHB pointy haired boss
380 PIN personal identification number
381 PITA pain in the ass
382 PKSP pound keys and spew profanity
383 PM post meridiem
384 PMFI problem magically fixed itself
385 PMFJI pardon me for jumping in
386 PMSL pissing myself laughing
387 PNG persona non grata
388 PNP plug and pray
389 POC point of contact
390 POC proof of concept
391 POLA principle of least astonishment
392 POLS principle of least surprise
393 POS piece of shit
394 POS point of sale
395 POV point of view
396 PPL people
397 PPL pretty please
398 PPP petty pet peeve
399 PR public relations
400 PTV parental tunnel vision
401 QED quod erat demonstrandum
402 QFT quoted for truth
403 RA residential advisor
404 REMF rear echelon motherfucker
405 RFC request for comments
406 RFD request for discussion
407 RFE request for enhancements
408 RIP rest in peace
409 RL real life
410 RLC rod length check
411 RMS Richard Matthew Stallman
412 ROFL rolling on floor laughing
413 ROFLMAO rolling on floor laughing my ass off
414 ROI return on investment
415 ROTFL rolling on the floor laughing
416 RP responsible person
417 RR railroad
418 RSI repetitive strain injury
419 RSN real soon now
420 RSVP respondez s'il vous plait ("reply please")
421 RTFB read the {fine,fucking} book
422 RTFC read the {fine,fucking} code
423 RTFD read the {fine,fucking} documentation
424 RTFM read the {fine,fucking} manual
425 RTFMP read the {fine,fucking} man page
426 RTFS read the {fine,fucking} source
427 S/T self titled
428 SAR search and rescue
429 SAR some assembly required
430 SCNR sorry, could not resist
431 SEP someone else's problem
432 SERP search engine results page
433 SFA sweet fuck all
434 SFAICT so far as I can tell
435 SHID slaps head in disgust
436 SIMCA sitting in my chair amused
437 SITD still in the dark
438 SMH shaking my head
439 SMLSFB so many losers, so few bullets
440 SMOP simple matter of programming
441 SNAFU situation normal, all fucked up
442 SNERT snot-nosed egotistical rude teenager
443 SNMP sorry, not my problem
444 SO significant other
445 SOB son of [a] bitch
446 SOL shit out [of] luck
447 SOP standard operating procedure
448 SSIA subject says it all
449 SSTO single stage to orbit
450 STFA search the fucking archives
451 STFU shut the fuck up
452 STFW search the fucking web
453 STW search the web
454 SUS stupid user syndrome
455 SUX sucks
456 SUX2BU sucks to be you
457 SWAG silly, wild-assed guess
458 SWAHBI silly, wild-assed hare-brained idea
459 SWFG search with fucking Google
460 SWMBO she who must be obeyed
461 SYS see you soon
462 TA teaching assistant
463 TANSTAAFL there ain't no such thing as a free lunch
464 TBA to be announced
465 TBC to be continued
466 TBD to be {decided,determined,done}
467 TBH to be honest
468 TBOMK the best of my knowledge
469 TCB taking care of business
470 TCO taken care of
471 THNX thanks
472 THX thanks
473 TIA thanks in advance
474 TIAVP this is a volunteer project
475 TIC tonque in cheek
476 TIL today I learned
477 TINC there is no cabal
478 TINLA this is not legal advice
479 TINWIS this is not what I said
480 TJM that's just me
481 TLA three letter acronym
482 TLC tender loving care
483 TLDR too long, didn't read
484 TM trademark
485 TM trust me
486 TMA too many abbreviations
487 TMG too much government
488 TMI too much information
489 TMJ temporomandibular joint
490 TMK to my knowledge
491 TMTOWTDI there's more than one way to do it
492 TNF The NetBSD Foundation
493 TOC table of contents
494 TOCTOU time of check to time of use
495 TOEFL test of english as a foreign language
496 TOH to other half
497 TP toilet paper
498 TPTB the powers that be
499 TRT the right thing
500 TTBOMK to the best of my knowledge
501 TTFN ta ta for now
502 TTM to the moderator
503 TTT thought that too
504 TTYL talk to you later
505 TTYS talk to you soon
506 TWAIN thing without an interesting name
507 TWDT the whole damn thing
508 TWIAVBP the world is a very big place
509 TY thank you
510 TYVM thank you very much
511 U/L upload
512 UTSL use the source, Luke
513 VCR video cassette recorder
514 VEG very evil grin
515 VIP very important person
516 W/ with
517 W/O without
518 W8 wait
519 WAFWOT what a foolish waste of time
520 WAG wild-ass guess
521 WB welcome back
522 WCPGW what could possibly go wrong
523 WDYMBT what do you mean by that
524 WELC working effectively with legacy code
525 WFH working from home
526 WFM works for me
527 WIBNI wouldn't it be nice if
528 WIP work in progress
529 WMNC watch me not care
530 WOFTAM waste of fucking time and money
531 WOMBAT waste of money, brain, and time
532 WRT with respect to
533 WTB {waiting,want,willing} to buy
534 WTF {what,when,where,who,why} the fuck
535 WTFRUD what the fuck are you doing
536 WTG way to go
537 WTH {what,when,where,who,why} the hell
538 WTS {waiting,want,willing} to sell
539 WTT {waiting,want,willing} to trade
540 WWJD what would Jesus do?
541 YAGNI you ain't gonna need it
542 YALIMO you are lame, in my opinion
543 YAOTM yet another off-topic message
544 YGM you got mail
545 YHBT you have been trolled
546 YHL you have lost
547 YKWIM you know what I mean
548 YMA yo momma's ass
549 YMMV your mileage may vary
550 YOLO you only live once
551 YW you're welcome
552 YWSYLS you win some, you lose some
553